FALCON. // 



been found in the stomacli-^said to build on trees, making- a nest 

 with small twigs, and lined with wool, laying two eggs, dirty white, 

 blotched with ferruginous ; but according to Mr. White, dotted at 

 each end with a smooth red spot, and a broad bloody band in the 

 middle. I believe the eggs vary much in respect to colour, as I 

 obsei-ved in the Museum of the late Dutchess Dowager of Portland, 

 some of a deep red brown, blotched with ferruginous. 



It is found, more or less, on the European continent, in Russia, 

 as well as Siberia, especially where woods are near, and lizards 

 plentitld, of which it is fond, but will also eat mice, and the large 

 sort of dragon flies; however, we believe it to be no where a 

 common bird. 



A. — Falco incertus, Ind. Orn. i. 32. Daud. ii. 103. 



Falco dubius, 3Iiis. Curls, fuse. ii. t. 26. Geti. Syn. Sup. ii. p. 27. 



Bill black; irides yellow; head, hind part of the neck, and 

 wing coverts cinereous brown, margined outwardly with ferruginous ; 

 chin, throat, and breast rust colour ; the shafts of the feathers black ; 

 tail cinereous, tipped with black, crossed with three brown bands 

 towards the base ; legs saffi'on colour. 



Inhabits Sweden, but is not a common species. 



25.— LONG-TAILED FALCON. 



Falco macrourus, Lid. Orn.'u p. 29. Gm. Lin.\. 269. N. C. Petr.xv. p. 439. t.8.9. 

 Gmel. It.i. p. 49. Lepech.It.i. j>. b9, 41. Daud. i'l. p. 90. Shaiv's Zpol. v'n. 160. 

 Long-tailed Falcon, Gen.Si/n.i. p. 59. 



LENGTH 19in. ; breadth nearly 2ft. ; bill black, at the base 

 green ; cere yellow ; eyelids and irides saffi'on colour ; upper parts of 



